Moto GP

MotoGP Valencia Test Day 2- Lorenzo on Top of the Chart, Spies even faster

26 March, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo finished his final day of official testing at Valencia on top of the charts beating out Casey Stoner who was fastest on Day 1 with a lap time 1.31.939, more that three tenths faster that Casey Stoner’s Saturday’s…

Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha Tech3 deal officially confirmed

26 March, 2020

The rumor broke late Friday afternoon when several websites reported that Andrea Dovizioso had signed with Yamaha Tech3 for the 2012 season after spending ten years with Honda.This rumor has now been officially confirmed and Dovizioso will be fielded alongside…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020

This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…

Casey Stoner Australian GP Helmet

26 March, 2020

Casey Stoner was sporting this new helmet design on his Nolan X 802 for his home race at the Australian GP at Phillip Island, not as far out looking as Jorge Lorenzo’s Estoril GP moon landing helmet, Stoner’s lid would…

Karel Abraham will try to race at Jerez

26 March, 2020

Karel Abraham broke his right collarbone during qualifying during the Austin GP when he clashed with Gresini’s Go&Fun MotoGP rookie Bryan Staring which ruled him out of the race.The Czech rider underwent surgery two weeks ago and will try to…

Paddock Talk after MotoGP Sepang Qualifying

26 March, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo speaking to the press said that for the race “it’s going to be difficult to fight for the victory,” but the Fiat Yamaha rider needs only to finish in 9th at Sepang to take the 2010 World Championship…

Cardion AB Motoracing and Karel Abraham unveil 2013 ART machine

26 March, 2020

Cardion AB Motoracing officially unveiled their ART machine and new livery - created by French designer French designer Sebastien Arputzo - that Karel Abraham will be using in this season’s MotoGP championship. The Czech team announced last September that they…

Jorge Lorenzo would like to take championship title at Aragon

26 March, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo with his massive 77 point over second place Dani Pedrosa leads the MotoGP championship standings and is already thinking about the title and has admitted to Spain’s show Paddock GP on TVE, that he is dreaming of celebrating…

Randy de Puniet to ride for Aspar CRT team?

26 March, 2020

The 2012 silly season isn’t over, but it is mostly concentrated on how many CRTs there will be and who will be riding what, even if we already know several names like Colin Edwards with MGN Forward, James Ellison with…

Hayden, Dovizioso and Iannone talk about Jerez test

25 March, 2020

Three days at Valencia and three days at Jerez for testing - with only two and half days out of the six completely dry - hopefully may have ben enough for the Ducati to gather sufficient feedback on which of…

Official, Mika Kallio out of Pramac Ducati

25 March, 2020

We known for several weeks that Mika Kallio was suffering from continuing shoulder pain and that after Carlos Checa tested the GP10 at the Mugello it was just a question of time before Pramac Ducati would announce Kallio’s pull-out from…

Alpinestars Tech Air and Repsol Honda riders

25 March, 2020

Alpinestars started experimenting an airbag system back in 2003 with John Hopkins, and then Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, Mika Kallio and Dani Pedrosa all began wearing data logging suits to help Alpinestars come up with the new Tech Air electronic…

Mika Kallio to miss Laguna Seca

25 March, 2020

Mika Kallio will miss this weekend’s U.S. GP at Laguna Seca following a serious finger injury he suffered after crashing during the final lap at Assen.The Finnish rider elected not to ride the spectacular American circuit in these conditions:“I was…

Randy de Puniet confirms talks with Suzuki

25 March, 2020

When PTR’s Simon Buckmaster said “the new Suzuki MotoGP test rider Randy de Puniet” we were left scratching our heads and wondering how much truth was behind the statement, but apparently Buckmaster was close, but not exactly right, as De…

Dani Pedrosa decides to play it safe, Stoner apologizes for Bautista incident

25 March, 2020

Dani Pedrosa may have set the fastest lap (1.47.705) in today’s MotoGP race at Mugello, but the Spaniard just didn’t have the pace that his fellow countryman on the Yamaha had, a spinning rear tire and chatter made him decide…

Damian Cudlin to sub for Loris Capirossi at Motegi

25 March, 2020

With Loris Capirossi out of this weekend’s Japanese GP due to the shoulder injury that he picked up at Aragon, Pramac Ducati has decided to replace him with Damian Cudlin.The 29-year-old Australian’s only experience on a MotoGP bike has been…

Five engine limit in MotoGP in 2013 and not 2014

25 March, 2020

MotoGP prototypes will be using five engines instead of the six this 2013 season to contest the entire 18 rounds of the calendar.When the FIM released the new sporting and technical regulations last November, the five engine rule was listed…

Jorge Lorenzo's Moon Landing Anniversary Helmet

25 March, 2020

After his Indy helmet, Jorge Lorenzo will be wearing another one-off helmet for this weekend’s MotoGP at Estoril. This time the Spanish rider has turned his Nolan X-Lite X-802 into an astronaut’s helmet to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the…

Barracuda, Gresini Racing's new sponsor

25 March, 2020

We were kind of wondering why we didn’t see Jorge Lorenzo posing for Barracuda’s calendar this year with super hot Russian model Vera Sapojnikova and now we know why. Barracuda has stepped up its game and has become one the…

Marco Melandri to test in Qatar

25 March, 2020

Marco Melandri has written on his Facebook profile that he will be present at the official night test this weekend in Qatar and will be joining the other Motogp riders after his appearance at the SpeedCar Series in Dubai, the…

MotoGP Aragon: Stoner wins in easy race

25 March, 2020

The MotoGP Aragon race saw Ducati take spots one and three on the podium today, with Casey Stoner winning in one of his classic races - starting first, riding fast and finishing off in a mostly uncontended top place for…

Ducati's CEO Confirms Rossi and Hayden line-up in 2011 UPDATED

25 March, 2020

UPDATE: Ducati Press ReleaseRegarding the recent allegations attributed to Gabriele Del Torchio - Ducati CEO and President, Ducati states that no agreement has been reached with the riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden for the future Moto GP season, although…

PBM officially confirms Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty

25 March, 2020

As widely expected - their names were listed the 2013 MotoGP entry list - PBM UK has officially confirmed that they will expanding to two riders next season and fielding Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty.PBM debuted in 2012 in MotoGP…

MotoGP rider quotes on day 3 at Sepang

25 March, 2020

The final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang saw improvement by the top seven riders in lap times, but for the rest of the field, recovering the gap was slightly less impressive than yesterday.Everyone seemed to be satisfied with the…

Ben Spies becomes brand ambassador for Jorg Gray Watches

25 March, 2020

MotoGP’s Casey Stoner is Same Deutz-Fahr Group poster boy for tractors, Valentino Rossi is Bridgestone’s consultant/ambassador, Nicky Hayden is one of Tissot watches ambassador’s and now Ben Spies has signed an agreement with Jorg Gray, an American watch brand (that…